Wonderful 1840s Make Do Stone Warmer Box with Engraved Stone and 1849 Newspaper Pacific Northwest native much beloved cat of the

much beloved cat of the un-named author

Shipped flat packed in glassine between sheets of cardboard

I'd just frame it to match

which I think dates back to a set of Russian nesting dolls I had as a child

but the tip of one mouthpart on the underside is broken (not visible when worn) and it appears to have lost to the very end tip of the wings

Wonderful 1840s Make Do Stone Warmer Box with Engraved Stone and 1849 Newspaper Pacific Northwest native much beloved cat of theThis may be my very favorite sort of find: a resourceful solution to a very specific problem, which clearly served its function and lives on as a beautiful, evocative object with its history of use written all over it. To me, this is a deeply satisfying thing! The handmade wooden box was clearly specifically made to house this warming stone which would be heated in the fire, then placed in the box, which would then be placed under someone's feet,